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Fellas, so the other day Im chuggin along and I lose my steering around a pretty sharp turn. Almost wrecked the car but managed to get it into a lot. After I pulled in I got dynamic drive fault, trans failsafe, abs parking, check engine, generator fault ect... the car is on its way to the stealer and Im just curious what could have happened... is it the unregistered battery? I've had it for over a year and had no issues. Could it be the serpintine belt? How much could I be looking at money wise? Thank you guys.

Alternators run about $1000.00 at the dealer an the labor around $500.00 at a good Indy. If you shop around you can find a remand alternator for around $350.00 to $500.00. Or try Auto zone maybe like $700.00 or so.

It's probably your battery since you didn't register it. You can check on realoem to find the price of the alternator. Mine was replaced under warranty, but I was thinking the parts cost was around $700.

Here is a video I took when my car started going crazy. I was on the highway 150 miles from home. I got some of the same messages as you along with the steering wheel being hard to turn. Pay close attention to the speedometer as well. Pretty scary going 80 mph and having this happen.

+1. If you're hearing a dull (and possibly loud / somewhat violent) knocking/thunking, you're likely looking at an alternator. Mine did that then seized up...had my alternator rebuilt for around $200 at the nearest alternator shop, threw on new belt in place of burned up belt, all was good.